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Dr. Steven J. Lawson is the senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, having served as a pastor in Arkansas and Alabama for twenty-five years.

He is a graduate of Texas Tech University (B.B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Reformed Theological Seminary (D.Min.)

Dr. Lawson is the author of numerous books, including The Expository Genius of John Calvin; Foundations of Grace; Psalms, Volume I (Psalms 1-75), Psalms, Volume II (Psalms 76-150), and Job in the Holman Old Testament Commentary Series; Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call to Expository Preaching; Absolutely Sure; Made in Our Image; and Faith Under Fire. His books have been translated into various languages around the world, including Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, and the Indonesian language.

He has contributed several articles to Bibliotheca Sacra, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, Faith and Mission, Decision magazine, and Discipleship Journal, among other journals and magazines.

Dr. Lawson's pulpit ministry takes him around the world, most recently to Russia, Ukraine, Wales, England, Ireland, Germany, and many conferences in the United States, including The Shepherd's Conference and Resolved at Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California.

He is president of New Reformation, a ministry designed to bring about biblical reformation in the church today. He serves on the Executive Board of The Master's Seminary and College, teaches expository preaching at The Master's Seminary in the doctor of ministry program, and teaches in The Expositor's Institute at Grace Community Church. Dr. Lawson has participated in the Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series at The Master's Seminary, lecturing in 2004 on "Expository Preaching of the Psalms." He also serves on the Advisory Council for Samara Preachers' Institute & Theological Seminary in Samara, Russia.

Dr. Lawson and his wife, Anne, have three sons, Andrew, James, and John, and a daughter, Grace Anne.

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